Tag: parenting
Opinion: 5 Reasons why you absolutely should not listen to your parents about career choice
by Daniel Okechukwu Have you ever been in a situation where you felt the need to not listen to your ...
The Thread: “Parents are the first to slut shame their daughters” | TwitterNG women swap stories
It’s open season on all sexual predators as women abroad and within our borders are opening up about their sexual ...
[Opinion] Our depraved society: Who’s looking out for our children?
by Tony Ogunlowo A few days ago a rather chilling and disturbing video emerged, online, of a young teenage girl ...
Opinion: Flying with kids? 9 tips for surviving air travel with kids
by Jennifer Nagu Traveling by Air with children can be pretty daunting experience especially in cases where delays and further ...
Pius Adesanmi: Warning to Nigerian Parents
by Pius Adesanmi There is a certain Nigerian demographic that is being raised by my generation. All of a sudden, ...
Opinion: Powerful women make better mothers
by Stan Ekezie Ksc In order to show my kids who is in charge, I have had to overrule my ...
Opinion: Where are our fathers?
by Pastor Ferdy I walked into the classroom and there was only one Dad sitting in the middle of ...
“I moved my kids out of America. It was the best parenting decision I’ve ever made” | 5 things we learned from Wendy DeChambeau’s astonishing story
America, the land of the free and the brave- and primarily of capitalism- is a country many, especially Nigerians, are ...
Opinion: 10 ways parents misunderstand their kids
by Oluranti Fatoye We expect children to be able to do things before they are ready. We ask an infant ...
The Thread: “Put it on my head” | All the things to look forward to doing as an African parent
African parents are surely and truly a peculiar lot. Whether in the motherland or across the Atlantic, their distinctive behaviour ...
Opinion: The danger in spanking children
by Oluranti Fatoye A parent has an interesting and often conflicting duty: keep the child safe, but paradoxically let the ...
Ayo Sogunro: What to teach the children
by Ayo Sogunro We should teach the children History, because we cannot determine our destinations if we do not know ...
The Thread: Your mother might not be as perfect as you’d like to think, but that’s okay
In honour of Mother’s Day, media entrepreneur and organiser of How To Fix Nigeria, Funmi Iyanda, took on the elephant ...
The Thread: Autism is not the end for a child, and this father’s touching story proves it
Autism is ‘a mental condition, present from early childhood, characterised by great difficulty in communicating and forming relationships with other ...
Opinion: The dreaded word ‘No’
by Oluranti Fatoye The dreaded word has been spoken. You asked your child to do something reasonable, like wash his ...
Hooked on drugs, addicted to sex, I wanted to die but Jesus saved me
by Gaza Knigami Precious I’ve been scared to share my testimony People (in church most especially) knew me as that ...
Opinion: A letter to all responsible politicians about child violence
Oluranti Fatoye The Nigeria Government is planning a legislation that would forbid parents from beating their children with implements and ...
The Thread: It’s always better if your children hear it from you
Want to know what method works best when dealing with teenage children? @ImAdeAkins advocates befriending them. Only then will they ...
Opinion: No room for kids
by Oluranti Fatoye Is there room for children in our society? Most of our culture is structured for adults, ...
Oreoluwa Fakorede: A letter to my daughter about boys
by Oreoluwa Fakorede by Oreoluwa Fakorede Little girl, I’m 30 now and you’re 10. And because I am three times ...
Opinion: A different way of seeing children
by Oluranti Miriam At night a little boy, about five, was ahead of me in a long queue of people ...
Opinion: Stop putting pressure on your children
by Blessing Iyamadiken When it comes to raising children, stereotypical pressure abounds in every nook and cranny of the ...
Adeboro Odunlami: Not a good parent [NEW VOICES]
by Adeboro Odunlami Some mornings before I step out of my house, I look in my mirror and ask myself ...
Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani: How I was banned from speaking Igbo
by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani In our series of letters from African journalists, Nigerian novelist and writer Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani recalls how ...
Tamilore Oladipo: Letting gender norms go [NEXT]
by Tamilore Oladipo I read an article in Vanguard recently about the rise of gender-neutral child-rearing and my first reaction ...
Iweka Kingsley presents Emily’s diary (Chapter 4)
by Iweka Kingsley In commemoration of October as the month Breast Cancer awareness globally, Iweka Kingsley writes about a fourteen years old girl diagnosed with ...
Mary Olushoga: Supporting Nigeria’s Young Entrepreneurs
by Mary Olushoga In 2015, I tested a hypothesis on youth entrepreneurship which I had held onto for quite a while. ...
Aderonke Adebanjo: Nigerian parents need to know that marriage is not everything [NEW VOICES]
I was having a conversation with a friend recently – one that I’ve had a few times with different people ...
Opinion: Has anyone else imagined this future for our children?
by Fu’ad Lawal There have been all kinds of theories about the type of world our children will be raised ...
Abang Dove: School of Parenting I
As children, most people were faced with lots of difficulties as a result of parental deficiencies while growing up. Some ...
The September Standard
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- Celebrating Nigerian Trailblazers: Inspiring Women in Fashion
- Silk: Unraveling Threads of Elegance and Innovation
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- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy